Mario J. Rizzo

Jun 4, 2024 | oll.libertyfund.org | Richard Ebeling |Harold Demsetz |Mario J. Rizzo |David Henderson

The first Austrian Economics conference was held fifty years ago in 1974 in South Royalton, Vermont. In this Liberty Matters online discussion the authors share their recollections, thoughts on the fifty years since, and their hopes for the future of Austrian economics. Richard Ebeling leads the discussion and is joined by Mario Rizzo, David Henderson, and Geoffrey Lea.

Nov 1, 2023 | ffnews.com | Lauren Towner |Guy Goldstein |Mario J. Rizzo |Allstate Insurance

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Aug 1, 2023 | mercatus.org | Mario J. Rizzo

Find the full article here. The purpose of this paper is to first review William James's explicit positions on paternalism in the context of medical licensure and the annexation of the Philippines. Then I wish to show that these positions, as well as a more generalized antipaternalist stance, are the implications of James's philosophy and psychology and not simply his ‘personal’ sentiments.

Apr 5, 2023 | mercatus.org | Mario J. Rizzo

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we'll hear a keynote from the 2022 Markets & Society Conference given by Mario Rizzo, a Distinguished Affiliated Fellow with the Hayek Program and Professor of Economics at New York University. In his keynote, Rizzo makes the case for noted psychologist William James as a classic example of anti-paternalism. He provides examples of James's anti-paternalism and examines the underlying factors which influenced his views.